EPISODE · Aug 22, 2025
Creating dementia-friendly communities
from Think Again · host Jennifer with Belinda Curtis, Dementia Australia
Jennifer is joined by Belinda Curtis who is National Manager Dementia-Friendly Communities, with Dementia Australia.Belinda begins with an overview of dementia, and corrects a few misconceptions. Importantly, dementia happens within real life social and physical settings, reaching beyond individual medicalised notions. The creation of dementia-friendly communities enables people with dementia to continue being socially connected and making their own unique contributions.Belinda describes the community development processes that start with the wishes and needs of community members, and the strengths and resources they bring to create dementia-friendly communities.LinksDementia AustraliaDementia AustraliaNational dementia helplineDementia action weekCommunity development conferenceRegenerating Communities conferencePro-palestine marchesAPAN - eventsFree Palestine - events
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Jennifer is joined by Belinda Curtis who is National Manager Dementia-Friendly Communities, with Dementia Australia.Belinda begins with an overview of dementia, and corrects a few misconceptions. Importantly, dementia happens within real life social and physical settings, reaching beyond individual medicalised notions. The creation of dementia-friendly communities enables people with dementia to continue being socially connected and making their own unique contributions.Belinda describes the community development processes that start with the wishes and needs of community members, and the strengths and resources they bring to create dementia-friendly communities.LinksDementia AustraliaDementia AustraliaNational dementia helplineDementia action weekCommunity development conferenceRegenerating Communities conferencePro-palestine marchesAPAN - eventsFree Palestine - events
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